You could compare it to the Soviet Union after WW2, although Iran's position isn't nearly as dominant. But in terms of the country being in ruins (Iran less so obviously) but the strategic situation being much improved.
The embarrassment would be comparable to Reagan pulling back the Marines after the 1984 barracks bombing in Lebanon - an admission that the US is too weak to dictate Middle Eastern politics.
Not quite. It'd be a far greater embarrassment, because no vital US interest was at stake in 1984. That's why he was so quick to pull them out. Here, a vital US interest would be at stake, and you'd have to accept its loss anyway.
So will Trump actually concede to Iran a.d try to sell the resulting disaster to the American public?
I doubt most Americans will care. And it's not as if their opinions matters to the powers that be. That said, most of the stuff that Iran wants would also be good for Americans. How does it serve America to sanction Iran? The problem is that the people who do have influence, the warmongers, are universally against it.
So my expectation is that Trump will try to pull tricks on Iran. Maybe stabilize the energy market, make a plan for Hormuz, and then attack again. Or maybe (smarter) renege on the concessions made in the deal, and when Iran retaliates by not upholding its end, claim Iranian ceasefire violations and put into action an actually smart plan.
I would've thought this would be inevitable given the iron grip Netanyahu has on Trump, but now I'm not so sure.
It might seem at a low ebb because Trump trashed him publicly. It might just be for public consumption. Trump is criticized for being Netanyahu's puppet and Netanyahu is criticized for following Trump too much. This benefits both.
You've soured on this war as well? Astonishing.
That would be too obvious. Unless they're co-ordinating with Trump, which I wouldn't put past him, but then he'll never, ever be able to get peace with Iran.
I bet they continue striking Lebanon to bring Iran to the boiling point.
Trump gives them pallets of cash
You mean their own money?
"I don't trust women when they point out that they were raped by migrants." Well, they must love you.
Calm down now, mutt. I bet Europeans have far more spine and self-respect than Americans. Now go whip yourself some more over swavewy.
If it's he said/she said
If it is, the presumption of innocence applies.
Women have no credibility, and have proven time and again that they will weaponize the state against anyone for any reason.
Good thing men never did that.
Glad you cleared that up. The court found that the women were asleep or incapacitated. That clearly makes it not rape. Also, the mom is involved with Jeffrey Epstein, and literally asked his advice on how to raise kids, so yeah...
he denies the rape
That settles it, I guess.
Rest assured, my country isn't overrun by murderers because I'm willing to give people arsenic.
Jewish? What? You're saying that because of his name?
Anyway, I was mocking the media for labeling him white (even though he's clearly not) as soon as they could blame whitey for a fake crime.
I'd probably argue back a bit that most American stadiums don't even have the facility available for everyone there to neatly dispose of their trash
So the Japanese feel right at home.
For them, this is not being respectful, it's just being normal. It's no wonder that Japan is so clean.
Don't call the police if you're being robbed by a black guy, sit down and take it, but a black guy killing someone is a perfectly reasonable response to allegedly being touched and merely reflects 'having boundaries'. Of course, she also brings up Trayvon Martin. So Zimmerman, the white Hispanic, is supposed to NOT have the boundary of "not having his head smashed into the pavement", but a black guy can stab you because of his "boundary" of a white guy (allegdly) touching him to say that he's in the wrong tent. What if non-blacks had these same "boundaries"? If they started killing people for something as innocuous as "this is not your tent", and I'm not saying they should, how many blacks would remain alive?
Black boys are afraid around white people, says this article. Pretty sure it's a lie, but if it were true, then they're very stupid, because they should be afraid of fellow black guys.
Oh, and if you think this is bad... this has thousands of likes. I thought people were exaggerating the support for this killer.
I don't generally support this sort of thing, but Leo Terrell should unironically be unhireable. What is his talent exactly? Being a house nigger for the man? Piss off man.
Also, did he say work with a Jew or work under a Jew. Major difference.
I see it's another "teen".
And unironically, yes. Don't risk your life for someone else's health. I'd give this guy anything he asked for, cigarettes, fentanyl, arsenic.
The guy said that Jews will try to ruin your life. And then they did. It's the equivalent of Muslims threatening you when you say that Muslims are violent. "CALL ME VIOLENT, I KILL YOU!"
Also, his argument doesn't make much sense. He says that he doesn't mind people thinking this, only people expressing it. So you mind honesty? Wouldn't you want people to express such views so that they can be challenged? You could have acted cool and understanding, and the guy probably would have gone away thinking "hey, maybe I was too quick to make sweeping judgments based on some bad experiences".
I did see that this guy was criticized by a Palantir goon for not doxxing the guy. Maybe he tried to do it with more plausible deniability, I don't know.
Interesting post and interesting perspective. You may be right, and I actually did expect many people here to hold this perspective. For myself, and I encounter mostly blacks in Europe, this is a pretty infallible guide to who is dangerous and who's not - not even the suit, but you can see them from a mile away. Blacks who are slouching and stay in one place = stay away. Blacks who are relatively well-dressed, groomed, stand upright, are doing work = generally harmless.
Said that they need to back their own, because the white people are against them.
Interesting how often victimhood, real or fake, is used to become perpetrators against another group.
And thus I'm still never not on edge around blacks.
I have the distinct impression that attitudes among American blacks are markedly worse than blacks elsewhere. Except maybe Japan, speaking of the "world theme park".
Because governments have security.
To be fair, if people can't see immigrants beheading natives, that solves the problem, doesn't it?
Was the dad Tony Soprano?
Note the wording. One is an 'incident', the other is 'attack'. You just know which is the one where white people did it.
Also, he's misspelling his favorite word, but that's like criticizing the deck-chairs on the Titanic.
I wonder how many people who are 'on edge around black people' are so when it's a well-groomed black guy in a suit vs. someone who has his pants hanging below his ankles and slouching like hell.
Why would the strings be clipped when all the impeachers are as beholden to Israel as Trump is?
Like Trump, they also say one thing and do the opposite.